Who is better, Sosa or Holliday?
Edmundo Sosa leads with a GOAT score of 48.9 against 48.9 for Jackson Holliday — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Sosa vs Holliday
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SosaWinner
48.9Sosa wins: Longevity, Statistics
Holliday
48.9Holliday wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Edmundo Sosa
48.9
Sosa leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Edmundo Sosa
2. Jackson Holliday
Category breakdown
Season form · Home runs per season
Career timeline · Home runs per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Home runs per season1. 🏳️ Jackson Holliday3 seasons played · career day 1,095250 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Edmundo Sosa5 seasons played · career day 2,190230 home runs
-8.0% vs Holliday at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Sosa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 160 | 416 |
| 🏳️ Holliday | 0 | 0 | 36 | 178 | 250 | 250 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SosaActive · Philadelphia Phillies | HollidayActive · Baltimore Orioles |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 567 | 307 |
| MLB hits | 416 | 250 |
| MLB home runs | 46 | 29 |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 2 | 1 |
| MLB award: APP Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MID Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| Number | 33 | — |
| MLB award: SAL Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Baseball America High Class A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Triple-A All-Star | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 46 | 52.2 |
| Peak w20% | 47.9 | 60.4 |
| Longevity w20% | 50.6 | 34.6 |
| Honours w20% | 44 | 44 |
| Statistics w15% | 59.5 | 53.5 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Sosa48.9
Holliday48.9
FAQ
Where does Holliday beat Sosa?
Holliday scores higher on peak, dominance. Sosa leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Sosa vs Holliday score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Sosa: 48.9, Holliday: 48.9.
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